November 24, 2008

Top 10 Spa Hotels Worldwide

Top 10 Spa Hotels Worldwide


As women became aware of the benefits of visiting a spa, more and more hotels began incorporating treatment rooms into their blueprints. Then, men realized that a sports massage could improve their golf game, while a facial could keep them looking younger, and started visiting them as well. Today, these palaces of pampering have become a multi-billion dollar industry. Hotel spas not only offer a wide range of services that can make customers of either gender look and feel better, they also have a distinct advantage: after a relaxing treatment, spa-goers can walk back to their on-site accommodations or relax by the pool instead of raising stress levels having to fight traffic on their way home. Here are our selections for the top ten spa hotels around the world.

UNITED STATES

Hawaii
Kohala Coast
Mauna Lani Resort 

www.maunalani.com


This is the place to go for true Hawaiian hospitality, authenticity and Aloha spirit. Embracing three miles of the Kohala coast, the spa at Mauna Lani resort has recently added a 1,000-square-foot aquatic body therapy pool to its repertoire, complete with body-temperature saltwater, underwater acoustics and a waterfall. It's here you'll find a treatment unlike any other: aquatic body therapy, where your therapist will massage your body as you float in the healing waters.

UNITED STATES

Nevada
Bellagio 

www.bellagio.com


The 65,000-square-foot salon and spa at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas is a soothing oasis featuring reflecting pools, water walls and a candle-lit meditation room. Relax after a day in the desert sun with pampering options such as the Island Sugar Polish with coconut milk and raw sugar, guaranteed to melt away stress and leave your skin baby soft. Take a yoga class, try the Watsu water therapy or enjoy your vacation with a loved one and splurge on a couples' massage.

AUSTRALIA

Queensland
Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat & Spa
www.gwinganna.com


Retreat to the Southern hemisphere where everything moves at a slower, easier pace, especially at this idyllic, ecologically diverse rain forest resort. Even Gwinganna's signature spa treatment is a four-hour-long indulgence comprised of a soothing soak in a tub, an aromatic scrub, head massage, body wrap and a luxurious body massage. All-natural Australian botanicals are used in treatments in this healthy lifestyle retreat, which also boasts organic produce.

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